Monthly Archives: January 2002
Fixes for Cracks in Windows
It goes without saying that organizations with many Windows systems have been installing a lot of security patches lately. eWeek Labs tests show that...
Microsoft Leaks Another Glum Valentine
El Gato was amused to see that Microsoft may be having as much trouble stopping internal memos from leaking to the press as it...
Convergence or Collision?
The capability gap between SAN and NAS gets smaller as each technology continues to evolve. At first glance, this convergence might look as if...
Internet Insight: The Paradox of Grid Computing
Experienced aviators warn novice pilots, "the problem with a multiengine airplane is that sometimes you need them all." During takeoff, for example, failure of...
SNIA Group Gains New Components
Tape storage and host bus adapters are the newest technology components to become part of the Storage Networking Industry Associations Supported Solutions Forum.However, on...
Ramping Up Management
Software made available last month from startup InterSAN Inc. aims to tackle storage management where larger vendors have fumbled.The product, Pathline, has such features...
Open Source Is the Loom for Fabrics
In the Fall of 1998, Erick and Linda von Schweber, founders of the Infomaniacs think tank, published an article in eWeek predicting the evolution...
Internet Insight: Girding for Grids
Computers, which mimic human behavior a little more with each step in their evolution, are now connecting for brainstorming sessions. The resulting pooling of...
Geekspeak: January 7, 2002
Oracle is banking that release 2 of its 9i application server will erode the market share of its competitors.Oracle previously touted support of standards...
Disconnected but Still Working
Iconverse.com Inc. last month started shipping a mobile application platform that enables users to work wirelessly even when they are intermittently disconnected.The Adaptix software...